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Area Residents Eager to Help Tsunami Victims
December 30, 2004
Chicago Public Radio's Melba Lara speaks with Jatinder Singh Bedi, executive editor of the Chicago-based Indian Reporter and World News. Bedi is helping coordinate relief efforts and memorial services across the Chicago area.
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Chicago-Area Tsunami Relief Efforts
December 29, 2004
As the death toll mounts in South and Southeast Asia, several Chicago-area groups say they're continuing to coordinate relief efforts. |
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Update on 2004 Stories: Chicago Rape Kit Backlog
December 29, 2004
At this time last year, about 1200 samples of DNA evidence from rape victims sat untested in state police labs. So a group of Chicago women said they were going to raise money to have the kits tested privately. Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn checks in with the group's founder about how the project is going. |
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Update on 2004 Stories: Morton Grove Mosque Controversy
December 28, 2004
Hopes of building a controversial mosque in northwest suburban Morton Grove have improved this year. As part of our series of updates on 2004 stories, Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports. |
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Update on 2004 Stories: Cook County Jail Inmate Abuse
December 27, 2004
After more than four months, the Cook County Board still hasn't discussed a grand jury report detailing evidence of inmate abuse at the County jail. The report also suggests a cover-up by Sheriff Michael Sheahan's office and calls for extensive reforms. Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun has more. |
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Adoptees Push DCFS for Sibling Visitation
December 24, 2004
When brothers and sisters in Illinois are split up in the adoption process, there's no law requiring that they be able to visit one another. Some adoptees and their siblings are pushing the DCFS and Illinois lawmakers to change this. Linda Paul reports. |
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Update on 2004 Stories: New Owner for the Chicago Theatre
December 23, 2004
Formerly based in New York, Theatre Dreams officially took over downtown's historic Chicago Theatre in April. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia kicks off our series of updates on 2004 stories by examining how the past year has unfolded for the Theatre. |
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Chicago Police Address Mental Illness
December 22, 2004
The Chicago Police Department says an increase in the number of calls involving people who may be mentally ill has resulted in more injuries on the force. It's also contributed to a surge in the number of mentally ill inmates. As Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports, the CPD is changing its approach to these cases. |
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Yushenko Support Strong in Chicago
December 20, 2004
Chicago is home to more than 130,000 people of Ukrainian descent, and those who aren't U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in the December 26, 2004, repeat presidential election between Victor Yanukovych and opposition candidate Victor Yushenko. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports. |
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“Recovering Iraq's Past”
December 17, 2004
As part of a National Endowment for the Humanities initiative, the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute and the Field Museum are scanning images of their collections into computers to make them accessible to scholars and others around the world. Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports.
See more of these images in our slideshow >>
Related Links
National Endowment for the Humanities—“Recovering Iraq's Past”
Oriental Institute—Diyala Project |
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CPS Faces Integration Deadline
December 16, 2004
A federal judge has ordered the Chicago Public Schools to offer some African American and Latino students the chance to switch to predominantly white schools by December 17, 2004. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field has more. |
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Chicago City Council Passes Budget
December 16, 2004
Despite a handful of dissenting aldermen, the Council approved Mayor Richard Daley's $5.1 billion budget for 2005. The plan includes more than $80 million in new taxes and fees and also millions in new spending. Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez has more. |
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Illinois Law Targets Methamphetamine Producers
December 14, 2004
Attorney general Lisa Madigan talks with Chicago Public Radio's Lisa Labuz about a law limiting access to certain cold medications that have been purchased in bulk by producers of illegal drugs. It goes into effect January 1, 2005. |
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Holiday Letter Project
December 13, 2004
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose talks with the founder of the Rainbow Families Holiday Letter Project, which is encouraging people to use their holiday cards and letters to help campaign for same-sex marriage rights.
Related Link
Rainbow Families |
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The New Pacific Garden Mission
December 9, 2004
Renowned Chicago architect Stanley Tigerman has reimagined the Pacific Garden Mission, which is moving from its decades-long home in Chicago's South Loop to make room for the expansion of Jones College Preparatory High School. |
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Daley Praises Fire Department
December 7, 2004
Mayor Richard Daley is praising the Chicago Fire Department's response to the blaze at LaSalle Bank's high-rise headquarters in the Loop. It was a major test for the Department after the October 2003 fire at the Cook County Administration Building. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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South Suburban Airport Threatens Area Farms
December 6, 2004
As Illinois officials continue moving forward with a proposed airport near Peotone, Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn visits one farmer who's being asked to leave the land his family has worked for three generations. |
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Naval Academy Proposed for Senn High School
November 29, 2004
Teachers and parents are locking heads with Chicago Public Schools officials over the proposed military academy...and over the very future of this struggling high school in the city's diverse Edgewater neighborhood. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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A New Generation of Veterans, Part Three
November 24, 2004
Adam Ibrahim lives in southwest suburban Summit, Illinois. He signed up for the National Guard when he was 17 years old, and his unit returned home in July 2004 after nearly a year-and-a-half in Iraq.
This is the last in a series of three accounts we're presenting from young people who've returned from military duty in Iraq. This segment was produced by Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun. |
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A New Generation of Veterans, Part Two
November 23, 2004
Aaron Vogel is from northwest suburban Barrington, Illinois. He joined the Army Reserve in January 2000, during his second year of college.
This is the second in a series of three accounts we're presenting from young people who've returned from military duty in Iraq. This segment was produced by Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn.
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Originally broadcast December 23, 2003, on Eight Forty-Eight
Chicago Public Radio's Steve Edwards talks with Aaron Vogel and his father, Paul Vogel |
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A New Generation of Veterans, Part One
November 22, 2004
Julia Krupiczowicz came home in July 2004 after being wounded by a homemade dirty bomb thrown at her Humvee. A 21-year-old specialist in the Illinois National Guard, she's been a military police officer for almost four years.
This is the first in a series of three accounts we're presenting from young people who've returned from military duty in Iraq. This segment was produced by Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker. |
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Twenty-Five Years of Feminist Literature
November 19, 2004
As the Chicago bookstore Women and Children First celebrates its 25th anniversary, Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose has this look at the women who founded the store and some women whose lives the shop has changed. |
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What Chicago Might Learn from Montreal
November 17, 2004
As Mayor Richard Daley continues pushing for legislation that would allow the City of Chicago to own a land-based casino, Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia travels to Montreal to see what its experience owning a gaming facility might teach Chicago. |
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Renaissance 2010 School Proposals
November 12, 2004
As people wanting to open new schools under the Chicago Public Schools Renaissance 2010 reform plan put the finishing touches on their proposals, some community groups are getting ready to weigh in on the blueprints. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: The Religious Left
November 12, 2004
Pundits say the outcome of the 2004 U.S. presidential election was a triumph for the religious right. And now the religious left is looking to bolster its own political influence. Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose has more. |
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City of Chicago Budget
November 10, 2004
Because of several scandals that have tainted his administration, Mayor Richard Daley's 2005 budget proposal may receive greater scrutiny than in previous years. Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez reports. |
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Barack Obama prepares to speak at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. Photo by David Katz. |
2004 Election Coverage:
Obama's Photographer
November 8, 2004
Illinois U.S. senator-elect Barack Obama's rise to national prominence has been bolstered in part by the photographs gracing his Web site. And the snapshots have their own backstory. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports.
Related Link
Obama for Illinois Photo Gallery |
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Progressive Catholics
November 4, 2004
“Sex, Science, and the Sacred” is the theme of a meeting of progressive Catholics being held in Milwaukee. The 30-year-old group Call to Action is bringing together reform-minded Catholics to discuss ways to change the church they love. Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Looking Ahead—Obama, Illinois GOP
November 3, 2004
Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez examines the U.S. senate race in Illinois, taking a look at implications for both the winner, Democrat Barack Obama, and the Illinois Republican Party, whose candidate suffered a lopsided loss. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Bean Defeats Crane
November 3, 2004
In Illinois's eighth Congressional district in the far northwest suburbs, Democrat Melissa Bean defeated longtime Republican incumbent Phil Crane. Chicago Public Radio's Steve Shadley reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Obama's Night Out
November 3, 2004
After winning the race for Illinois's open U.S. senate seat, Barack Obama celebrated at a downtown Chicago hotel with supporters and with some of the state's most powerful Democrats. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field has the story. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Volunteer Phone Banks
November 1, 2004
Some Illinois residents have been using their free long distance cell phone minutes to help get out the vote in battleground states. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker takes us to one such phone bank that's targeting registered voters in Iowa. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Crane vs. Bean
October 28, 2004
In the last days before the election, Republican Congressman Phil Crane and Democratic challenger Melissa Bean are waging an increasingly negative fight in Illinois's eighth district. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field has more. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Young Poll Watchers
October 27, 2004
With its I Am the Government project, the League of Women Voters of Chicago is trying to motivate 18-to-25-year-olds into greater civic participation. And as part of that initiative, the League has been training young Chicago voters to be poll watchers. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Illinois Jobs and Economy
October 25, 2004
Illinois continues to suffer from a higher unemployment rate than the nation as a whole. So what do U.S. senate candidates Alan Keyes and Barack Obama say they'll do to put people back to work and stimulate growth? Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Religion and Politics
October 22, 2004
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose examines the role faith and personal values are playing in the Illinois U.S. senate race between Republican Alan Keyes and Democrat Barack Obama. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Bronzeville Tax Referendum
October 21, 2004
A non-binding referendum question in Chicago's Bronzeville asks voters if they would support a local property tax hike to benefit affordable housing programs in the mid-South Side neighborhood. Chicago Public Radio's Steve Shadley reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Alan Keyes Profile
October 20, 2004
After their original U.S. senate candidate resigned amid a sex scandal, Illinois Republicans recruited a replacement from out-of-state: Maryland conservative Alan Keyes. Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Barack Obama Profile
October 20, 2004
During his campaign for Illinois's open U.S. senate seat, Democrat Barack Obama has risen to national prominence. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field takes a look at Obama's political celebrity and the challenges it may present if he wins the election. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Illinois Residents Struggle for Health Care
October 18, 2004
When voters list their concerns for the November 2 election, health care usually tops the list. That's true in Illinois as well. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports on some Illinois residents who struggle to survive with limited medical coverage or with none at all. |
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Radio Islam
October 15, 2004
Chicago is home to the first American English language program about Islam. The hour-long news and talk show, Radio Islam, airs nightly on 1450 AM. Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose has more. |
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One-Year Anniversary of Deadly Loop Fire
October 15, 2004
The October 2003 blaze at the Cook County Administration Building killed six and prompted an outcry to make the city's high-rises safer. State's attorney Richard Devine made it out of the fire, and he remains one of the most insistent voices for change. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports. |
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Cook County Jail Inmate Abuse
October 14, 2004
A grand jury report suggests that top officials in Sheriff Michael Sheahan's office covered up serious inmate abuse. Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun examines the culture and conditions at the jail that create safety issues for both prisoners and guards. |
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2004 Election Coverage: South Suburban Secession Referendum
October 13, 2004
A ballot referendum in 55 south suburban counties asks voters whether or not their communities should secede from Cook County to form the new Lincoln County, Illinois. Chicago Public Radio's Steve Shadley has the story. |
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Some Charter School Teachers Face Tough Challenge
October 8, 2004
Proponents say charter schools attract better teachers and provide more freedom to experiment in the classroom. But even the most committed, energetic teachers can find the charter school environment quite challenging. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Muslim American Voter Drive
October 5, 2004
Nationwide, leaders say Muslim Americans have been registering to vote in unprecedented numbers. And in the Chicago area, grassroots groups have been waging energetic voter drives at mosques, community centers, and taxi stands. Chicago Public Radio's Lynette Kalsnes has more. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Foreign Policy a Factor in Illinois Senate Race
October 4, 2004
Homeland security, terrorism, and other foreign policy issues aren't just concerns for the presidential candidates. They're also at play in Illinois's U.S. senate race. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Getting Out the Youth Vote
9.30.04
Young Illinoisans Beth Janicek and David Lobl went to New York City during the Republican National Convention...for very different reasons. Now that they're back home, they're using what they learned to help get out the youth vote. Chicago Public Radio's Jenny Lawton reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Illinois Voters Paying Close Attention to Education
9.27.04
In the race for Illinois's open U.S. senate seat, the two major-party candidates have articulated very different positions on education issues. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field spoke with voters about what they want to hear from the candidates. |
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Poshard to Head Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board
9.23.04
Former Illinois congressman Glenn Poshard takes the helm of a revamped board after previous members were accused of using their influence to steer construction contracts to their allies. Poshard speaks with Chicago Public Radio's Steve Edwards. |
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Lion Attack at Lincoln Park Zoo
9.18.04
Keepers at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo recount the incident in which one or more lions attacked their colleague, Nancy Di Fiesta, as she did maintenance work in an outdoor enclosure. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker has more. |
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Chicago Immigrant Orchestra
9.17.04
Musician, composer, and bandleader Willy Schwarz has always been fascinated by the music of other cultures, and five years ago, he founded a group that combines the sounds of Chicago's own ethnic communities—the Chicago Immigrant Orchestra. Chicago Public Radio's Jenny Lawton reports.
Related Link
Celebrate the 2004 World Music Festival with Chicago Public Radio |
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North Shore Debates Housing Law
9.17.04
The Illinois Affordable Housing Planning and Appeal Act requires 49 communities with less than 10-percent affordable housing to build it. Along the North Shore, opponents of the law defend local independence while others advocate building diversity. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports. |
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Combat Boots Memorial
9.16.04
A traveling exhibit featuring more than 1000 pairs of combat boots is stopping in Chicago. It's presented by the American Friends Service Committee, and it aims to draw attention to both U.S. military and civilian deaths during the war in Iraq.
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose talks with Michael McConnell and Mark Anderson, who helped organize the exhibit, called Eyes Wide Open. It's at Federal Plaza in downtown Chicago on Thursday, September 16, 2004. Then it continues through September 18 at the Garfield Park Field House—100 North Central Park, Chicago.
Related Link
Eyes Wide Open |
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Reform Judaism and Same-Sex Marriage
9.15.04
It's easier to find a Reform rabbi for a same-sex wedding than one who will perform an interfaith ceremony. As Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports, Reform Judaism's openness to same-sex marriage challenges its stance against interfaith marriage. |
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Fawell Flips
9.15.04
Federal prosecutors scored a victory when Scott Fawell, former top aide to former Illinois governor George Ryan, pleaded guilty to mail fraud and agreed to cooperate with authorities. The move could have wide implications for Fawell, for Ryan, and beyond. Chicago Public Radio's political reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez has more. |
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Haymarket Memorial Artist
9.14.04
Sculptor Mary Brogger meets up with Chicago Public Radio's Steve Shadley to talk about the monument she designed to commemorate the Haymarket Incident of 1886, a violent riot that helped spark a worldwide labor movement.
Mary Brogger's bronze sculpture at the corner of Randolph and Des Plaines streets in Chicago's West Loop. Photo courtesy of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. |
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Wilson Yard Plan Divides Uptown
9.9.04
Forty-Sixth Ward alderman Helen Shiller wants to turn an old CTA yard in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood into a mixed-use development that includes housing for people with limited incomes. But opponents say the neighborhood already has an abundance of housing for lower-income and middle-class residents. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports. |
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Five Arrested in Rogers Park “Goonings”
9.9.04
The attacks have usually involved random assaults perpetrated by groups of young people, and they've put Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood on edge since Summer 2004. Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun has more. |
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CPS Reform Plan Ambitious and Controversial
9.7.04
The Chicago Public Schools Renaissance 2010 plan would close 60 underperforming schools, and many of the 100 new schools that would open in their place would be small charter and contract schools. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Sluggish Job Market Hurting Bush
9.2.04
The battleground state of Michigan has one of the nation's highest unemployment rates. A visit to a strongly Republican county in southwest Michigan suggests that President Bush will have a hard time convincing voters that the economy is back on track. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field has more. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Phil Crane in Fight for Political Life
9.2.04
Illinois congressman Phil Crane is the longest-serving Republican in the U.S. House. But the Eighth District representative is fighting for his political life against newcomer Melissa Bean. chicago Public Radio's political reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Illinois Youth to Protest at Republican National Convention
8.27.04
Hundreds of young people from all over Illinois are heading to the Republican National Convention in New York to participate in a week of gatherings and demonstrations. Chicago Public Radio's Jenny Lawton reports. |
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East Chicago to Hold New Mayoral Primary
8.26.04
Citing evidence of vote fraud, the Indiana supreme court has upheld an order for East Chicago to redo its 2003 mayoral primary. And that's just one of many political corruption scandals swirling through the city. Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun reports. |
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Oak Park Residents Fighting for Village's Character
8.25.04
A number of residents of west-suburban Oak Park say the town's push for more multi-family housing is chipping away at the village's character. And they say officials don't seem to be listening to their concerns. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia has more. |
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Pilsen Community Remembers Victims of Violence
8.20.04
Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood builds community through an anti-violence march. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports. |
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Rare Buddhist Relics Visit Chicago Area
8.18.04
The relics are part of a North American tour leading up to the opening of a new Buddhist shrine in northern India. One of the stops was in west-suburban Cicero, and Chicago Public Radio's religion reporter Jason DeRose was there.
Related Link:
Maitreya Project |
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Illinois Republican senate candidate Alan Keyes waves to the crowd during Chicago's Bud Billiken Parade Saturday, August 14, 2004. Photo by Melisa Goh. |
2004 Election Coverage: Alan Keyes on the Campaign Trail
8.16.04
We check in on the Illinois Republican U.S. senate candidate during his campaign swing through Chicago and the western suburbs, as he tries to show voters that he's a credible alternative to Democratic state senator Barack Obama. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Alan Keyes's Neighborhood
8.12.04
As Illinois's new Republican senate candidate kicks off his campaign, Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun pays a visit to a group of Illinois voters that Keyes may get to know—his new neigbors. |
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Greek Chicagoans Intent on 2004 Olympics
8.12.04
As the second largest Hellenic population in the U.S., Greek Chicagoans will be paying close attention to events in Athens. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Alan Keyes Says Yes to Illinois Republicans
8.9.04
The conservative activist and former UN ambassador faces Democrat Barack Obama in the contest for Illinois's open U.S. senate seat. And Keyes's arrival not only changes the dynamics of the race, but has implications for the state GOP as well. Chicago Public Radio's political reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez has more. |
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Chicago Teachers Union Vote Upheld
8.6.04
Ending weeks of very public CTU in-fighting, the American Federation of Teachers upheld the union's June 2004 presidential election results, in which special education teacher Marilyn Stewart defeated incumbent Deborah Lynch. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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Illinois Republicans Want Keyes to Run
8.5.04
After being rebuffed by a number of potentially credible U.S. senate candidates within the state, the Illinois GOP has gone to Maryland to press former ambassador, onetime U.S. presidential candidate, and conservative activist Alan Keyes into service. Chicago Public Radio's political reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez has this profile. |
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Hindu Temple in Bartlett, Illinois
8.4.04
Originally broadcast on the 8.1.04 edition of Hello Beautiful!
About 20 minutes west of O'Hare airport stands one of the most elaborate Hindu temples outside of India. Contributor Monique Parsons takes us inside.
A 16-day festival commemorating the temple's inauguration takes place through August 17, 2004. The official dedication ceremony is August 8. |
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Jays vs. Lay's
8.3.04
In July 2004 the Frito-Lay Company ran ads claiming that in taste tests, Chicagoans preferred Lay's potato chips to Jays. So Jays Foods, a Chicago snacking institution, struck back with a federal lawsuit. And Texas-based Frito-Lay settled. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker has the story. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Illinois Voters React to Obama Speech
7.28.04
Illinois state senator and U.S. senate hopeful Barack Obama has quickly ascended to the national stage. But before his keynote address to the Democratic National Convention, many Illinois voters didn't know that much about him. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field watched Obama's speech with a small group at the Billy Goat Tavern in downtown Chicago. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Judy Baar Topinka Reacts to Obama Speech
7.28.04
The chair of the Illinois Republican Party joined Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez in our studios to watch U.S. senate candidate Barack Obama's keynote address to the Democratic National Convention. |
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Archdiocese Argues Against Illinois Sex Abuse Law
7.27.04
The 2003 law gives alleged victims of sex abuse more time to bring civil lawsuits. But lawyers for the Chicago archdiocese and a religious order are arguing in court that the law can't be used against their clients. Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose has more. |
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2004 Election Coverage: Kerry Courts Voters with Military Background
7.26.04
In recent U.S. presidential elections, veterans, enlisted military personnel, and their families have tended to vote Republican. But Democrats hope John Kerry's military experience will help convince some of those voters to switch sides. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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Same-Sex Marriage Case in Indiana
7.26.04
A lawsuit before the Indiana appeals court is similar to those that prompted a landmark ruling in Massachusetts. Chicago Public Radio's Melba Lara has more. |
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9/11 Commission
Report Hits Chicago Bookshelves
7.22.04
Many Chicago-area bookstores are stocking the 9/11 Commission
report. Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose has this audio
postcard from one bookstore on the city's north side. |
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A Model
Charter School
7.19.04
originally broadcast 7.19.04 on Eight Forty-Eight
Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn takes us to Noble Street
Charter High School on the city's near west side. Chicago Public
School officials consider it a model charter school—the
kind of school they hope to reproduce throughout the city. |
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History and Politics of Millennium Park
7.16.04
originally broadcast 7.16.04 on Eight Forty-Eight
Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports on the people and
the politics behind the planning and completion of Chicago's
Millennium Park.
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Commission Issues Scathing
Report on Deadly Loop Fire
7.8.04
After seven months and the testimony of nearly 50 witnesses,
the commission investigating the October 2003 fire at the
Cook County Administration Building in downtown Chicago lays
much of the blame for the six deaths on the Chicago Fire Department.
Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez has more.
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The Private Lives of Politicians
6.29.04
When Illinois Republican, Jack Ryan, ended his bid for the U.S.
Senate, he blamed the media for digging too deeply into his
personal life. But experts say we live in an era when the private
lives of politicians are increasingly fair game. Chicago Public
Radio's Melba Lara prepared this report. |
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Working toward
a Prosperous and Peaceful Iraq
6.28.04
We hear from a Chicago man whose family fled Iraq in the 1970s
as part of a mass exodus of Assyrian Christians. After the U.S.
invaded Iraq in 2003, he became a translator for the American
forces, returning to his homeland for the first time in 30 years.
He spoke with Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker.
In this segment, we also take our microphones to the streets
to ask other Chicagoans how they felt about the U.S. handover
of power to an interim Iraqi government. |
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Majestic Midway Theater
6.25.04
The communities around Midway Airport on Chicago's southwest
side have never had the professional theater landscape that
dominates the city's north and, to a lesser extent, south sides.
But that could be changing. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia
reports. |
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Crossing California
6.25.04
Adam Langer's novel, Crossing California, begins in the waning
months of 1979 against a backdrop of terrorism, a poor economy,
and high fuel prices. It tells the story of three families
in the Rogers Park neighborhood on Chicago's far north side.
Chicago Public Radio's Jason DeRose has more.
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How to Use Zoning
Reforms and Influence Neighborhoods
6.24.04
It's a pivotal time for Chicago's urban look, as the city prepares
to implement its first zoning reforms since 1957. Chicago Public
Radio's Catrin Einhorn reports on how residents and aldermen
can use the rules to influence their neighborhoods. |
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Mental Health
Courts, Part One
6.22.04
In Spring 2004 Cook County began operating its first mental
health court, offering a small group of nonviolent offenders
who suffer from mental illness monitored treatment instead of
jail time. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field has more. |
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Jack Ryan's Divorce
Papers Unsealed
6.22.04
The Republican Illinois U.S. Senate candidate fought in court
for months to keep records of his divorce from actress Jeri
Lynn Ryan private, but a Los Angeles judge ruled most of the
documents should be made public. Chicago Public Radio's political
reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez has the story. |
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Proposed Mosque
Divides Orland Park
6.21.04
The Orland Park Village Board is expected to approve the proposal,
which has ignited a fierce controversy among residents of the
southwest suburb. Chicago Public Radio's Lynette Kalsnes reports. |
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One-Year Anniversary
of Congress Hotel Strike
6.15.04
Housekeeping staff, bellmen, restaurant workers, and others
have been on strike at the downtown Chicago hotel, and the picket
line could continue for some time. Chicago Public Radio's Tony
Sarabia has more. |
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Lock-up Closures Anger
Neighborhood Residents
6.11.04
The Chicago Police Department's recent closure of seven lockups
has neighborhood residents worried that they'll lose their entire
neighborhood police station. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha
Parker reports. |
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Tentative Agreement
for Morton Grove Mosque
6.10.04
After six months of federal mediation, a Muslim group may finally
build a mosque in northwest suburban Morton Grove. Chicago Public
Radio's religion reporter Jason DeRose has more. |
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Hooters Air Begins Flying out of Gary
6.10.04
Hooters Air has begun passenger service from northwest Indiana's
Gary/Chicago International Airport, whose officials say it's
a more viable solution to the area's congested skies than building
a brand-new airport in Chicago's south suburban Peotone. Chicago
Public Radio's Melba Lara has the story. |
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This Old, Stuffed
House
6.7.04
Chicago Public Radio's Lisa Labuz tells us the story of a Chicago
couple that bought their first home...and got a whole lot more
than they bargained for. |
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CAN TV Faces
Funding Cuts
6.7.04
Supporters of Chicago's public access cable channel say the
station could lose up to 40-percent of its funding, meaning
fewer opportunities for city residents to produce their own
TV programs. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia has more. |
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More School Funding
Worries in Thornton
6.2.04
Thornton Township High School District 205 in Chicago's south
suburbs has already laid off teachers and cut athletics, and
officials worry that an Illinois law capping property taxes
could drain the district's coffers even further. Chicago Public
Radio's Jay Field has been following the story. |
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Chicago
Revamps Hired Truck Program
6.2.04
After revelations of favoritism and waste in its hired truck
program, the City of Chicago has overhauled its policies. But
some say the revamped program is squeezing out smaller truckers.
Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker has the story. |
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Chicago
Catholics Clash over Rainbow Sashes
5.28.04
Those who plan to wear the sashes to Sunday services say they
show that gay and lesbian Catholics worship alongside everyone
else each week. But Francis Cardinal George is asking all priests
to deny communion to sash-wearing parishioners. Chicago Public
Radio's religion reporter Jason DeRose has more. |
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Metra
Safety
5.26.04
An 11-year-old boy has died, reportedly while trying to outrun
a Metra train. It's another in a series of deaths caused by
Metra accidents that has transportation officials worried. Chicago
Public Radio's Melba Lara has the story. |
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Gurnee
Residents Brace for Floods
5.25.04
The Des Plaines River is expected to crest at almost 13 feet
in far north suburban Gurnee. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia
visited the town as residents from surrounding communities chipped
in to help hold back the floodwaters. |
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CTA Experiments
with New Seating Arrangements
5.21.04
The Chicago Transit Authority is testing two cars with so-called
"side-facing" seats, which it says are roomier and
more comfortable. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker took
a ride and prepared this report. |
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Chicago
Archdiocese Begins Internal Clergy Sex Abuse Trial
5.21.04
The proceeding doesn't replace a secular criminal trial, but
it's how the church carries out religious justice. Chicago Public
Radio's Jason DeRose explains the marked difference between
church and civil trials. |
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Bill Would
Legalize Organ Transplants for Some HIV-Positive Patients
5.20.04
The measure awaiting Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's signature
would legalize transplants between HIV-positive donors and HIV-positive
recipients suffering from liver disease. Chicago Public Radio's
Jay Field has more. |
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Controversy
over Naming a Chicago Park
5.12.04
The dispute stems from a suggestion by a Chicago Park District
historian to name a new, pocket-sized park for Lucy Ella Gonzales
Parsons, a 19th-century labor, civil, and women's rights activist.
Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports.
(The
park district board voted to name the park for Parsons.) |
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2004
Election Coverage: Indiana Primary - GOP Governor's
Race
5.3.04
Indiana has not had a Republican governor since 1989, and two
Republicans are vying for the chance to take on incumbent Democrat
Joe Kernan in the 2004 election. Chicago Public Radio's Melba
Lara reports. |
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Gary,
Indiana, Residents Threaten to Secede
4.26.04
Homeowners in one Gary neighborhood are talking about breaking
away from the city if they don't get some relief on their property
tax bills, which have skyrocketed as much as 300%. Chicago Public
Radio's Tony Sarabia reports.
This report also aired during Eight Forty-Eight |
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Losing
Interest in Chicago's Local School Councils
4.21.04
Chicago’s local school council elections were held this
week…with the lowest number of candidates running since
the LSCs were created 15 years ago. The lack of interest is
partly because many parents, school reform advocates, and Chicago
Public Schools officials are frustrated with the way the system
is working. Chicago Public Radio’s Diantha Parker reports |
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Same-Sex
Marriage in Illinois
4.20.04
When President George Bush announced in February his support
for a federal constitional amendment banning same sex marriage,
both supporters and opponents of same sex marriage said tinkering
with the U.S. Constitution is a bad idea. Here in Illinois,
there are four proposals to amendment the constitution ... but
it remains unclear if voters will get the chance to decide the
issue in November. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports. |
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Sin:
A Cardinal Deposed
3.29.04
Is any sin so terrible it can't be forgiven? Daily clergy sex
abuse headlines out of Boston led playwright Michael Murphy
to ask that question. So instead of reading The Da Vinci
Code while on vacation last summer, Murphy read legal documents
related to two civil sex abuse law suits. He turned those depositions
into the new play Sin: A Cardinal Deposed. The play is
currently at The Bailiwick Theater in Chicago. Chicago Public
Radio's Jason DeRose reports. |
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2004
Election Coverage: The Political Comeback—Mel Reynolds
3.12.04
also broadcast as part of Eight Forty-Eight's
Campaign
Notebook
When it comes to the political comeback, the road is often filled
with obstacles. Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia has the
story of one former Illinois politician who's hoping to reclaim
his seat in Congress after stepping down almost a decade ago. |
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2004
Election Coverage: Money vs Organizational Support in Illinois
Senate Campaigns
3.11.04
Several candidates for Illinois's U.S. Senate seat are spending
record amounts of their own money on their campaigns. Others
are relying on party or grassroots support to get their names
before the voters. Chicago Public Radio's Carlos Hernandez Gomez
looks at the roles of money and organization in this year's
senate primary. |
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2004
Election Coverage: The Undecided Vote
3.10.04
Recent polls have found there is still a large group of Illinois
voters who haven't decided yet who they'll back in the upcoming
primary election. Chicago Public Radio's Sylvia Ewing talked
with some of these committed but cautious voters. |
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2004
Election Coverage: Education Referenda
3.9.04
With Illinois facing an education funding crisis, school districts
are asking voters for help. This month's primary ballot features
a near-record number of school-funding referenda. Many are grassroots
campaigns that seek to increase education dollars through property
tax hikes. Historically, such initiatives have been a difficult
sell in Illinois. But that's not deterring parents, teachers
and students, who say the measures are the only way to prevent
layoffs, school closures and the elimination of activities like
athletics and the arts. Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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2004
Election Coverage: Image Consultants
3.8.04
Every election season candidates spend millions of dollars on
advertising, campaign consultants, and media coaches. Thousands
of people work to create images of candidates... with the hopes
of winning more voters. As part of our election series... we're
taking a look at how candidates create and manage their political
images. Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun reports. |
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2004
Election Coverage: Campaign Promises
3.5.04
With just under two weeks to go until the Illinois primaries,
candidates are renewing their campaign pledges. But can they
be trusted? Chicago Public Radio's Dan Blumberg has this look
at politicians' track record of keeping promises. |
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Choosing
Residents for CHA's New Mixed Income Communities
3.5.04
The Chicago Housing Authority is about half-way through its
1.5 billion dollar plan to change the nature of public housing
in the city. This year, developers will build more than 1-thousand
apartments, including 300 in communities where poor people and
those with higher incomes are intended to live together. The
city's been touting those mixed income sites as the highlight
of what's called the "Plan for Transformation." But
some say few public housing residents will qualify to live in
them. Chicago Public Radio's Catrin Einhorn reports. |
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2004
Election Coverage: Getting Young Voters to the Polls
3.3.04
People from ages 18 to 24 have been the least likely to turn
out on election day. As part of Chicago Public Radio's Election
series, Jenny Lawton reports that while youth activism in on
the rise, it's still not getting them out to vote on election
day. |
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2004
Election Coverage: Campaign for Young Voters
3.3.04
Numerous groups are working to tell young people they can make
a difference if they register and vote. There's also an initiative
aimed helping candidates better understand the very demographic
that many say is the least likely to cast a ballot. Chicago
Public Radio's Tony Sarabia has more. |
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2004
Election Coverage: Voter Behavior
3.2.04
While some people wouldn't think of missing an election, others
have a long list of reasons why they do not vote in primaries.
As part of Chicago Public Radio's series on the Illinois Primary
Election, Eight Forty-Eight producer Adriene Hill has
this look at why people vote and why they don't. |
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2004
Election Coverage: Political Ads
2.26.04
It's becoming increasingly hard to tell one candidate from another...at
least in their 30 second radio and television commercials. Chicago
Public Radio's Jason DeRose reports on political advertising
from the midst of the cacophany. |
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2004
Election Coverage: The Environmentalists' Vote
2.25.04
Environmental activists are eyeing the soon-to-be-open U.S.
senate seat in Illinois. While polls show voters care deeply
about the environment, the issue is barely on the candidates'
radar. Chicago Public Radio's Melba Lara has more. |
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Aging
Out of Foster Care
2.25.04
A new study says teens on the brink of leaving foster care may
not be equipped to face young adulthood on their own. Chicago
Public Radio's Jay Field reports on the study and how one young
man coped when he left foster care in Illinois. |
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School
Drop Out Regulations
2.25.04
Chicago Public School officials are expected to change the district's
dropout policy less than a month after approving the original
regulations. Chicago Public Radio's Ben Calhoun reports. |
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2004
Election Coverage: Illinois Campaign Finance Laws
2.24.04
It's well-known that Illinois has some of the most lenient campiagn
finance laws in the country. As Chicago Public Radio's Diantha
Parker reports, the political atmosphere that has made Illinois
famous has real consequences for its political process. |
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Cook County
Administration Building Fire Testimony
2.10.04
Security guards testified yesterday before a county commission
investigating the blaze at the Cook County Administration Building.
Chicago Public Radio's Jay Field reports. |
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Democratic
Senatorial Debate Recap
2.5.04
The seven Illinois Democrats eyeing the U.S. Senate seat soon
to be vacated by Republican Peter Fitzgerald squared off in
a debate last night. The forum was sponsored by Chicago Public
Radio, Illinois Public Radio and the Arlington Heights Daily
Herald. Chicago Public Radio's Political Reporter Carlos
Hernandez Gomez has more. |
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Republican
Senatorial Debate Recap
2.4.04
Six of the eight Illinois Republicans vying to replace outgoing
U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald squared off in a statewide debate
last night. The event was sponsored by Chicago Public Radio,
Illinois Public Radio and the Daily Herald. Chicago Public
Radio's Political Reporter Carlos Hernandez Gomez has this recap. |
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Gutierrez
Endorsement
1.22.04
Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia reports on Latino politics
and one congressman's decision not to endorse Illinois' only
latino candidate for U.S. Senate. |
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Dumeisi
1.14.04
The editor of a small Arabic language newspaper in Chicago's
south suburbs was convicted of spying on Iraqi dissidents living
in the US. Chicago Public Radio's Diantha Parker reports. |
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Candy
1.14.04
Chicago Public Radio's Tony Sarabia talks with area experts
about the pending fate of Fannie Mae Candies. |
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Espree
1.9.04
A look at a new local publication. Chicago Public Radio's Tony
Sarabia reports. |
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Gary,
Indiana, Proposes Tri-State Bike Trail
1.8.04
The city of Gary, Indiana is planning a green belt that would
amount to one of the most complete and modern bike trail systems
in the Great Lakes region. Chicago Public Radio's Steve Shadley
reports. |
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